• Aloe Blacc Demonstrates via Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" That Streaming Services Are Awful for Songwriters

    There are plenty of reasons for us to argue in support of streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora as music fans not in a band. If not the high payouts, then at least you're getting better promotion and at least you're being paid a small amount, which is better than nothing. Then again, a performer like Aloe Blacc can quickly demonstrate that streaming leaves some music professionals in the cold. Namely, songwriters.

  • Robyn, Avicii, Max Martin and More Get Faces on Swedish Stamps for 2015

    We're not quite sure what the regulations of stamp collecting is, whether you're supposed to focus on stamps from your homeland or what, but music fans who also enjoy harboring postage can take pleasure in knowing that a new set from Sweden highlights five of the nation's biggest names in music at the moment (via Pitchfork).

  • (RED) & Avicii Flying Out Fans To Celebrate 'Ultimate Year In Music'

    As World AIDS Day approaches on December 1, (RED) looks to pair its mission with influential artists across the music space. It has already teamed up with deadmau5 to give away a chance to hang out with the artist and get a custom made mau5head, so now it seems logical for the organization to work with Swedish superstar Avicii.

  • Avicii, Nicki Minaj, Lorde, And More Partner With Disney For Fantasia: Music Evolved Video Game [WATCH]

    A new video game from Disney called Fantasia: Music Evolved puts the power of composing music into gamers' hands. Based off the 1940 animated film Fantasia and built by Harmonix for Xbox One and Kinect for Xbox 630, the game is powered by motion control, where different body movements allow users to interact with the music. The game hosts more than 30 artists including Avicii, Peter Gabriel, Lady Gaga, Gorillaz, Queen, Sting, Lorde, Bruno Mars, Drake, The White Stripes, Nicki Minaj, Drake, The Flaming Lips, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, and the Who as well as Beethoven, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and other classical composers.

  • DJMag's Top 10 DJ's of The Past Five Years: Music Times Calculates for Dutch Domination (and Hardwell Doesn't Even Appear!)

    Just to further up the controversy, Music Times asks not who was the best DJ in the last year, but who was was the best DJ of the last five years? Our formula wasn't too complicated...we just averaged the rankings of everyone featured on the DJMag Top 100 list in the last five years. That does cause some major issues for some contestants however. Hardwell has been no. 1 for the last two years but he didn't place during 2010, suggesting a rank of at leads 101, and thereby making his mean ranking skyrocket. The name of our game is consistency.

  • Spotify and Echo Nest Indicate Dutch Listeners Strongly Prefer EDM Music Versus Other Countries...Although Not Necessarily Its Own

    It's a big week for electronic dance music news. For one, the highly hyped DJMag Top 100 DJs list just hit the web this weekend. More importantly, the Amsterdam Dance Event has occurred over the last five days in the titular city. Consider it something like a SWSW exclusively for electronic music performers, with more than 2,200 acts hitting the largest city in the Netherlands for a swinging five-say stretch. Spotify and its Insights blog took the event into consideration to see just what those wily Dutch were listening to in the lead-up to the event.

  • Hardwell, Van Buuren, Deadmau5 and More: Where Are Your Favorite DJ's Playing on Halloween Night?

    Halloween decorations (and candy!) have been on sale in stores for a month now but it's officially October so Music Times feels comfortable discussing what you'll be doing Halloween night. Halloween is the second biggest holiday of the year for EDM (behind New Year's Eve) and you need to get on getting tickets fast if you want a spot at events helmed by the biggest DJ's in the world.

  • Avicii Cancels All Upcoming Performances, 'Wake Me Up' DJ Cites Health Issues

    Swedish EDM superstar Avicii confirmed yesterday that he is canceling all of his upcoming performances due to health issues. The 25-year-old "Wake Me Up" star, born Tim Bergling, told Billboard that he would be suspending his upcoming promotional activities and the remainder of his current tour, as well as canceling his upcoming festival appearances, in order to focus on recovering.

  • Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Tiësto and Avicii Top Forbes Highest-Paid EDM Performers List

    Music Times caught Calvin Harris at Lollapalooza during the first weekend of August and noted that it seemed the DJ had invested his earning from last year-$46 million-into his elaborate and bright stage set. If our hypothesis that the size of his set directly reflects his earnings, next year's concerts will be off the charts: Harris topped Forbes' list of the highest earning electronic musicians for the second straight year, bringing a whopping $66 million over the last 12 months.

  • Avicii Could Be Hosting Jon Bon Jovi, Chris Martin and Billie Joe Armstrong on New Record

    Avicii dropped his debut album True during 2013 and despite playing sold out shows around the world and battling health issues, the Swedish DJ is deeply wrapped up in crafting his follow-up full-length. Rolling Stone got an exclusive tour of the EDM figurehead's home and studio in California and found out that the new album will seemingly put heavy emphasis on rocker guests.

  • Boston Avicii Concert Results in 36 Hospitalizations

    Boston officials came prepared for the worst when Avicii played at the TD Garden on Wednesday night, and maybe that was for the best. A reported 36 individuals were transported from the arena to local hospitals for symptoms resulting from intoxication and dehydration.
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